‘Utah’, also known as the Beehive State is home to many schools such as

  • Brigham Young University (BYU)

  • Utah State University (USU)

  • Utah Valley University (UVU)

  • Weber State University (WSU)

Being a resident of Utah you can and add some dollars to your college savings, by applying for college scholarships to the schools in Utah.

However, if you don’t currently live in Utah, but plan to attend one of its schools, you may also have the chance at some free college dollars with Utah student scholarships. 

Types of Utah Scholarships

Utah Flagship Scholarship

This scholarship is offered to seniors of an accredited 

  • Utah high school

  • Public school

  • Private school 

They will enter as freshmen. Recipients are chosen by a University committee from a pool of applicants, which gives two-thirds consideration to GPA and one-third to ACT/SAT score.

Trustees Scholarship

The University of Utah provides the Trustees scholarship that awards incoming Freshman students from the State of Utah, who have demonstrated academic excellence within their high school career and have received exceptional scores on standardized tests. As the flagship campus and the only tier-one public university in Utah designated as having very high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation, the University of Utah provides an unparalleled experience for Utah students. This scholarship is awarded to qualifying students for up to 4 semesters.

What is the Utah Regents Scholarship?

Utah state’s Regents Scholarship is designed to encourage high school students in Utah. This helps them to prepare themselves for college early. Till now more than approximately 22,000 high school students in Utah have earned a Utah Regents Scholarship by taking the classes it recommends to them.

However, some changes have been made in the year 2019 to the Regent’s Scholarship program. Resources have been made available to help students learn which elective classes will allow them to qualify for the Utah regents scholarship program. Each school that offers high school courses may participate in the program by submitting their own classes and materials for review including -

  • English

  • Maths

  • Sociology

  • Science

  • Foreign language 

Students have encouraged their schools to participate in the program if they haven’t been apart. This allows them to have access to the Regent’s program. It requires the high school students to apply during their 

  • Freshman

  • Sophomore

  • Junior year

Seniors will not have sufficient opportunity to complete all of the Regents courses before graduating from high school.

Application Deadline

May 18, 2020

Award Amount

$8,200

Awards Available

314

Website

Link

Email Address

[email protected]

Contact Number

202-262-2800

About the Scholarship

The CBC Spouses Education Scholarship is provided by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. (CBCF) in order to encourage African-American students to pursue higher education in the associate’s, undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree levels. The organization has been sponsoring the schola...

Application Deadline

January 31, 2023

Award Amount

$12

Awards Available

Varies

Website

Link

Contact Number

800 788-3368

About the Scholarship

The Discover Student Loans Scholarship Award is an initiative by the Discover Student Loans with the sole aim of supporting talented students whose potential is otherwise gone unnoticed. The sch...

Application Deadline

December 06, 2023

Award Amount

$2,000

Awards Available

Varies

Website

Link

Email Address

[email protected]

Contact Number

855-670-4787

About the Scholarship

Comcast NBC Universal Foundation strives towards building a brighter nation by awarding the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship to bright and aspiring minds. The Foundation believes that young minds are the leaders of tomorrow. Success starts with opportunity and commitment to the young people will build better leade...

Application Deadline

March 16, 2020

Award Amount

$3,500

Awards Available

4

Website

Link

Email Address

[email protected]

Contact Number

800-682-3837

About the Scholarship

The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association, a 70-year-old trade association established the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association Foundation or the NIADA Foundation in 2006 with the mission of supporting young men or women of the United States who have displayed academic excellence, leadership sk...

Application Deadline

February 01, 2020

Award Amount

$1,000

Awards Available

1

Website

Link

Email Address

[email protected]

Contact Number

317-802-6099

About the Scholarship

The Animal Health International Scholarship program was introduced by the National FFA organization to fund the educational expenses of those students who are planning to enroll for a course of study majoring in fields related to animal or dairy science. The scholarship encourages the students who aspire to be v...

Application Deadline

June 01, 2020

Award Amount

$10,000

Awards Available

10

Website

Link

Email Address

[email protected]

Contact Number

440-937-7096

About the Scholarship

High school students attending prom are awarded scholarship prizes through the Stuck At Prom Scholarship Contest to the best student who makes and wears prom attires made of Duct Brand duct tape. The scholarship is awarded to the winners of the contest on the basis of online voting. The contest winners in different positions are ch...

Application Deadline

February 01, 2020

Award Amount

$2,500

Awards Available

Varies

Website

Link

Email Address

[email protected]

Contact Number

801-321-7200

About the Scholarship

Utah New Century Scholarship is accredited and is sponsored by the Utah State Board of Regents. The New Century grant urges understudies to quicken their training by acquiring an accredited degree in secondary school from a foundation inside the Utah System of Higher Education. The main motive behind this award program is to help students financially to help them pursue the degree of thei...

Application Deadline

March 01, 2020

Award Amount

$5,000

Awards Available

10

Website

Link

Email Address

[email protected]

Contact Number

801-467-4417

About the Scholarship

Youthlinc Utah Young Humanitarian Award is granted and is sponsored by the Youthlinc inc., the association was set up in the year 1999 for making lifetime humanitarians. It is intended to engage in youth effectively in nearby and worldwide compassionate endeavors and give them the leadership skills and experience to begin to make a difference in their communities. ...

Application Deadline

March 16, 2020

Award Amount

$1,250

Awards Available

6

Website

Link

Email Address

[email protected]

About the Scholarship

The Utah Jump$tart Coalition has started this scholarship since 2001, which hosted a free, full-day professional development training focused on financial and economic education. Our mission is to improve the personal financial literacy of K-12 youth by providing advocacy, research, and educational resources. The Jump$tart Coalition works to raise awareness about the importance o...

Application Deadline

November 17, 2020

Award Amount

$5,000

Awards Available

50

Website

Link

Email Address

[email protected]

Contact Number

865-670-4787

About the Scholarship

Prudential Foundation certifies Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. The establishment was begun as the United States\' biggest youth acknowledgment program dependent on volunteer network administration. This grant was begun by Prudential and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) in the year 1995. This program honors middle level and high sc...